Archive for March, 2009

Budo Beach Party Benefit Brings Martial Arts to Newcomers, Underprivileged Kids »

Becca Borawski has created the ‘Budo Beach Party’, an April 5th benefit in Santa Monica for underprivileged children who have an interest in the martial arts, as her project in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program. In addition to raising money for kids to have the equipment and resources to participate in the [...]

Cha Cha for Cancer Treatment Benefits Milford Woman »

Diana Machnak's Landmark Education project involve a dance benefit fundraiser for a Milford, Michigan resident whose cancer has returned. The Benefit, which is being held on March 22, will feature dance lessons, a silent auction and other activities for a minimum $15 donation. The Hometown Life Newspaper of suburban Detroit wrote a story about the [...]

Monster Dash Raises Cash for Kids »

Alex Potocki created a uniquely fun event to raise money for children with cancer as his project in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Programme: He created a horror costume ‘dash for cash’ fundraising event which feature children and adults alike. The Blackpool Gazette of 11/4/08 wrote a feature story about the ‘race’.

Spooks let loose [...]

Community Comes Together at ‘Celebrate your Neighbour’ Day »

Katherine Wratten brought her community together by creating a ‘Celebrate your Neighbour’ day. The project was created in the Landmark Education SELP program.

Extravaganza Raises $4,500 for Cocoa Farmers »

Shana Dressler’s Chocolate Extravaganza, a project previewed previously on Landmark Education News as the debut event for Dressler’s Global Giving Circle non-profit organization, was a smashing success, drawing 180 participants, far more than Dressler had anticipated. The event, which raised $4,500 for African cocoa farmers, was covered by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Parts of that [...]

Sena Causes LGBT Volunteer Expo »

Sue Sena created a volunteer expo event for for LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations in New York City that took place on January 12. Sena, who is president of this non-profit organization that supports the gay community – SWiSH – created the event as her project in Landmark’s SELP program. Edge New York, a leading gay website, [...]

Stranded Scholars U.S. Trip Saved »

Landmark Education graduate and army lieutenant colonel Martha Granger was recently featured in the Springfield News-Leader for assisting nine foreign Fulbright scholars whose planned tour of the United States was about to fall through.
Discovering America's Goodness
by Linda Leicht
A trip to the United States for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship was an opportunity of a [...]

Hearts of Fire Launches LA-NO Tour »

Bob Ballard, a Landmark Education graduate whose Hearts of Fire project empowering homeless people to create art and music has been written about previously by Landmark Education News, was interviewed by Radio Ojai about the project and his music. Ballard also teamed with Ellen Snortland, who performed her one woman show in February to raise [...]